Environmental Protection Agency March 29, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Ambient Air Monitoring Reference and Equivalent Methods; Designation of One New Equivalent Method
Document Number: 2019-06132
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has designated one new equivalent method for measuring concentrations of ozone (O3) in ambient air.
Environmental Protection Agency Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR); Award Term Incentive
Document Number: 2019-06131
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a proposed rule to amend EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) award term incentive policy, procedures, and clauses to remove ambiguity and provide clarity with respect to what is required for a contractor to successfully earn award terms.
Meetings of the Local Government Advisory Committee and the Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee
Document Number: 2019-06130
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) will meet in Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 2, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-5:35 p.m. (EDT), and Friday, May 3, 2019, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (EDT). The focus of the Committee meeting will be on issues pertaining to water and water infrastructure issues; Waters of the U.S., emerging contaminants; superfund and brownfields; risk communication and other issues in EPA's Strategic Plan. The Small Communities Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will meet in Washington, DC, on Friday, May 3, 2019, 8:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (EDT). The Subcommittee will discuss water infrastructure, community revitalization, agricultural issues, and other issues and recommendations to the Administrator regarding environmental issues affecting small communities. These are open meetings, and all interested persons are invited to participate. The SCAS will hear comments from the public between 8:40 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2019. The LGAC will hear comments from the public between and 10:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2019. Individuals or organizations wishing to address the Subcommittee or the Committee will be allowed a maximum of five minutes to present their point of view. Also, written comments should be submitted electronically to eargle.frances@epa.gov for the LGAC and to mercurio.cristina@epa.gov for the SCAS. Please contact the Designated Federal Officers (DFO) at the numbers listed below to schedule a time on the agenda. Time will be allotted on a first-come first-serve basis, and the total period for comments may be extended if the number of requests for appearances requires it.
Air Plan Approval; Tennessee; Updates to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Chattanooga
Document Number: 2019-06115
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Chattanooga portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP), provided by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) from Chattanooga/Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau by a letter dated September 12, 2018. The revision updates the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in the Chattanooga portion of the Tennessee SIP to reflect recent revisions made to the NAAQS. EPA is proposing to approve the changes because they are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Jefferson County Existing and New VOC Water Separators Rule Revision
Document Number: 2019-06111
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve two revisions to the Jefferson County portion of the Kentucky State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through the Kentucky Division of Air Quality (KDAQ), through a letter dated March 15, 2018. The changes were submitted by KDAQ on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District (LMAPCD) (also referred to herein as Jefferson County) and make minor ministerial amendments to applicability dates and clarify standards applicable to both existing and new volatile organic compounds (VOC) water separators. EPA is proposing to approve these changes because they are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Air Plan Approval; Alabama: PSD Replacement Units
Document Number: 2019-06108
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Alabama State Implementation Plan (SIP), submitted by the State of Alabama, through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), via two letters dated May 7, 2012, and August 27, 2018. The proposed SIP revisions relate to the State's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting regulations. In particular, the revisions add a definition of ``replacement unit'' and provide that a replacement unit is a type of existing emissions unit under the definition of ``emissions unit.'' This action is being taken pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (Renewal)
Document Number: 2019-06027
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (EPA ICR Number 1935.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0182) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on October 29, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for the Surface Coating of Large Household and Commercial Appliances (Renewal)
Document Number: 2019-06025
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for the Surface Coating of Large Household and Commercial Appliances (EPA ICR Number 1954.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0457), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 30, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Document Number: 2019-06016
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Air Plan Approval; Massachusetts; Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report State Implementation Plan
Document Number: 2019-06015
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving Massachusetts' Regional Haze Five-Year Progress Report, submitted on February 9, 2018 as a revision to its State Implementation Plan (SIP). This SIP revision addresses requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's rules that require states to submit periodic reports describing the progress toward reasonable progress goals (RPGs) established for regional haze and a determination of adequacy of the State's existing regional haze SIP. EPA is approving Massachusetts' February 9, 2018 SIP submittal on the basis that it addresses the progress report and adequacy determination requirements for the first implementation period for regional haze.
Air Plan Approval; Connecticut; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Certification
Document Number: 2019-06014
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-03-29
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program certifications contained within State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Connecticut. The SIP revisions are for the Greater Connecticut and the Connecticut portion of the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT moderate ozone nonattainment areas under the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). The intended effect of this action is to approve Connecticut's motor vehicle I/M program certifications. This action is being taken in accordance with the Clean Air Act.
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